The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
4:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2140
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 34.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.91° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.15° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.